ah, laura barbara sarah, this is al jazeera ally from london, also coming up, letting me put in foot nato in his sides. the russian president lames, the alliance for creating tension in the region and remove the in the dead of night . hong kong university removes the pillar of shame, a memorial to the tenement square mass. ah, friday marks a months since south africa announced the 1st case of the corona virus variant, known as all micron. and scientists now are developing a clearer picture of its dangers. so far the data suggests that it is milder than previous variance, but because it's significantly more infectious, it could still cause serious pressure on health systems. on thursday, the u. k. government reported nearly a 120000 positive cases in its latest 24 hour period. the newest on the constitutes things come from the u. k. government's health security agency, which says people with the variant are estimated to be 50 to 70 percent less likely to be admitted to hospital. and that is fairly consistent with 2 other u. k. based studies that release that this week. imperial colleg

ah, laura barbara, sarah, you're watching al 0 life from that also coming out. the un security council approved was approved as sanctions exemption for afghanistan, allowing vital aid to float back there. and the world food program cuts rations for millions of yemenis because of a funding shortfall. ah . the head of the world health organization has hit out at wealthy countries. rushing to roll out cobit 19 booster shots, while large portions of the globe remained unvaccinated tedra sat down and gabrielle, who says their only deepening vaccine inequality and prolonging the pandemic by giving the virus more opportunities to spread and mutate. the global priority might be to support all countries to reach the 40 percent target as quickly as possible and the 70 percent target by the middle of this year. no country can boost its way out of the pandemic and boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the plan celebrations without the need for other precautions. and israeli government panel has recommended that a 4th dose of the coven. 19 vaccine is needed fo